sienna
Junior Member
- May 15, 2011
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Hi everyone! Like most of you, I am also an avid fan of drop shipping and mail order businesses. For a few months now, I have been using one particular drop shipping service from a reliable Chinese-owned company, who is a distributor -- high quality, low price, no counterfeits, all products include factory warranty, online tracking available (uses major shipping agents), accepts paypal, and importantly with excellent English speaking customer service (accessible 24/7 through live chat).
Most of us would think that 99% of products manufactured in China are fakes. This may be true (I have no basis to say it's a fact or a fallacy!), but there are also honest and reliable Chinese manufacturers and distributors who are willing to help independent individual entrepreneurs without any company affiliations.
Let us admit it...China has been and will always be the world's largest factory. You may not notice, but come to think of it, your favorite dollar or wholesaler stores source their products from China. China comprises 1/5 of the word's population. Why can they afford low cost production? It's because they have huge manpower and low manufacturing cost (this doesn't exactly mean mass production, while cutting off quality).
Before getting into business with China, it is a good practice to research and read honest dropship reviews. One best method is to ask feedbacks from customers of the prospect company you have chosen. This way, you'll know the pros and cons of that wholesale supplier.
Pieces of Advise:
Learn from other people's mistake!
Never ever jump into a what you think is a good opportunity unless you have done your research and investigation about the company. This will keep you from losing your time, effort, money, and above all prevent being scammed!
If you happen to find good reviews about a company, search for scams and frauds. Do not stop your research after reading one too-good-to-be-true positive review. Dig more!
Weed out real manufacturers and wholesale distributors from Middlemen (claiming to be "the only authorized supplier"). As dropship retailer, you need to find a good margin of income. You will never get rock bottom price with middlemen because they are also concerned with their own money-making and they will make a business out of you.
Please note that Middlemen will never allow you to get near the manufacturer or a distributor. They will feed you with false claims that you can only get the products you want through them and you cannot transact direct to the main source of the product (manufacturers or wholesale distributors). But the truth is You Can!
Do not sell replicas or counterfeit brand products. Although it may have extremely low price, profitable, and nice-to-sell, you may get customs clearance problems. These items may be difficult to ship in large quantities and may not be able to penetrate a country of its destination -- cause you to refund and lose money!
Always pay securely (e.g, PayPal, bank transfer). Do not pay through unsafe and unsecure payment methods like the Western Union. If Western Union is the only payment terms of your sourcing company, seek assistance from that company and make your request. If they did not agree the first time -- request again!
Lastly, know the import rules of your own country. Most Chinese companies does not charge its buyers with sales tax. It is therefore your responsibility as the dropshipper to inform your customers about the possible "custom duty" or "use tax" that may be incurred upon delivery of their order.
Dropshipping Learning Resource Guide:
You can access video and audio dropshipping tutorial FREE of Charge. Just Google search DropshipFocus. This is the little brother of the WorldWideBrands.
Best Regards,
Sienna
Most of us would think that 99% of products manufactured in China are fakes. This may be true (I have no basis to say it's a fact or a fallacy!), but there are also honest and reliable Chinese manufacturers and distributors who are willing to help independent individual entrepreneurs without any company affiliations.
Let us admit it...China has been and will always be the world's largest factory. You may not notice, but come to think of it, your favorite dollar or wholesaler stores source their products from China. China comprises 1/5 of the word's population. Why can they afford low cost production? It's because they have huge manpower and low manufacturing cost (this doesn't exactly mean mass production, while cutting off quality).
Before getting into business with China, it is a good practice to research and read honest dropship reviews. One best method is to ask feedbacks from customers of the prospect company you have chosen. This way, you'll know the pros and cons of that wholesale supplier.
Pieces of Advise:
Learn from other people's mistake!
Never ever jump into a what you think is a good opportunity unless you have done your research and investigation about the company. This will keep you from losing your time, effort, money, and above all prevent being scammed!
If you happen to find good reviews about a company, search for scams and frauds. Do not stop your research after reading one too-good-to-be-true positive review. Dig more!
Weed out real manufacturers and wholesale distributors from Middlemen (claiming to be "the only authorized supplier"). As dropship retailer, you need to find a good margin of income. You will never get rock bottom price with middlemen because they are also concerned with their own money-making and they will make a business out of you.
Please note that Middlemen will never allow you to get near the manufacturer or a distributor. They will feed you with false claims that you can only get the products you want through them and you cannot transact direct to the main source of the product (manufacturers or wholesale distributors). But the truth is You Can!
Do not sell replicas or counterfeit brand products. Although it may have extremely low price, profitable, and nice-to-sell, you may get customs clearance problems. These items may be difficult to ship in large quantities and may not be able to penetrate a country of its destination -- cause you to refund and lose money!
Always pay securely (e.g, PayPal, bank transfer). Do not pay through unsafe and unsecure payment methods like the Western Union. If Western Union is the only payment terms of your sourcing company, seek assistance from that company and make your request. If they did not agree the first time -- request again!
Lastly, know the import rules of your own country. Most Chinese companies does not charge its buyers with sales tax. It is therefore your responsibility as the dropshipper to inform your customers about the possible "custom duty" or "use tax" that may be incurred upon delivery of their order.
Dropshipping Learning Resource Guide:
You can access video and audio dropshipping tutorial FREE of Charge. Just Google search DropshipFocus. This is the little brother of the WorldWideBrands.
Best Regards,
Sienna
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